IAF Chief meet PM Modi, brief him on currency transportation

New Delhi, Dec 1: The chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his office in Parliament and reportedly briefed him about the IAF's efforts in transporting new curency on aircraft across the country.

Talking to media after his meeting with the Prime Minister Modi, Air Chief Marshal Raha said, "As many aircraft are needed to transport the currency across the country, we will a range.'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a televised address to the nation on November 8, has announced tha Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes will no longer be legal tender from November 8 midnight. He had said the government has declared a "decisive war" against black money and corruption, and this regard the old currency noted would be replaced by a new Rs. 500 and a Rs. 2000 currency note.